Wall-safe.



H. G. LOWRIE.

WALL SAFE.

APPLIogTIoN FILED Nov.2s,19oa.

Panam Mr. 23, w09.

forming a part of this speci catii UNITED sTETEsf PATENT Eroe vHARVEY c. LowEIE, 0E NEWYOEK, N. Y.

WALL-SAFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2 Application led November 23, 1998, Serial No. 464,08S.

mounted in the safe opening as to be adjustable with reference to the wall of the safe, an annular flange around the outer edge of the casing serving as a trim for covering the joint between the wall plastering and said casing. -The construction is such that' the door-casing may be secured to the safe after the latter has been built into a wall and said wall has received its finishing coat of plaster, so that the trim may be properly adjusted to the finished surface of the wall instead of the necessity of careful-ly finishing the wall around the safe opening, as would be required if the trim were made integralwiththe safe.

My present invention consists in making;- the trim separate from the door casing and independently adjustable. By this means l not only choapen the cost of the (loorcasing, but make it possible to s .pply any one of a number of differently finished trims that may suit particular fancy; and thc trim may be removed without disturbing the door casing, thus rendering it unnecessary to remove said casing when it is desired to recoat the wallv with paper or other finishing material.

After a detail description of my invention, the features deemed novel will be specified in the claims hereunto annexed.

Referring to the4 drawin ys lnished and in, Figure 1 illustrates a safe embod ing my invention as it will appear when em edded in f, wall, the door of the safe being removed, and Fig-2 is a horizontal section through a portion of the front wall of the safe, showing 'the manner in which the door-casing and trim are secured thereto.

A represents the interior surface of 5 a finished wall in which is embedded a wall sate B, the latter being provided with an opening opening. .Said trim 1s provided l), which also extends through the plastering -or interior inishof the wall, sah

opening beingr normally closed by a door, not shown. The safe may be made of cast or sheet metal, and Ina be made anydesiredsizh or shape. The lwal surrounding the opening t is stepped as. at b to form a seat for the removable dom-easing (l. Around the opening and within that portion of the surmundmg wall.

which constitutes the step or spat bl is a storiesr of bolt-holes b2. The door-casing (l is made to fit the seat b and is provided with threaded holes t' corresponding in number and loca tion to the holes b2 in the seat t', the door casing being; secured to the safe by means of.

bolts D which pass through the holes lig into nthe threaded holes in the casing, as clearly 'shown-m 191g. 2.

` ln order to cover the edge of the opening,l through the finished surface of the wall, l provide a trim E which is adjustable ooward and from the safe, so that' it may be- )roperly adjusted to the surface of the wal and thus afford a neat finish-to the safe opening. lt is to be understood that the safe opening may be made any desired shape, but as illustrated saidopening is circulai','aml the trim E is vtherefore in. the form of a ring. v\/\.lhatever the shape of the door opening, the trim should be of a Width suiiiclent to extend well Vover the ed e ofy the surrounding plaster or other wall mish to cover anA f n'- regularities therein that cannot wel.. be avoided in finishing the wall close the th a roei`- wardly projecting iangc e which closely fits the safe opening, said ila-nge telescoping;- in said opening to permit of adjustment. The

door-casing is made to vfit within. the flange e, so that the latter is slidably mounted bel tween-.the outer edge of the door-casing 'and the wall of the' safe opening. The trim is held in place by means of two oirnore screws e which pass through the door-casing and impinge against said flange for clamping it against the Wall of the safe opening'.

It will be readily seen that the ti be adjusted to suit requirements, and that it may be removed from the safe without the necessity of removing the door-casing, this ltsAA interior surface. This ange affords a slonder with wrx "-h the locking bots of the .door engage @cking the door to the caslng. Th@ door farms no part of my present invention. md is rmt therefor@ shown in the drawings.

Vfhnt claim as new and desire to secure by Letters atnt, is-

l. The cmnbnaton with zt Wall safe or rcceptace having an. opening formed therein, of door-casing removably scoured. thereto, and a, trim surrounding said Casing, said trim Abeing' adg'nstnbtoward and from vthe Safe indepn'denty f sind door-Casing;

ing, mi? mesma for locking said trim in im ndi, ustd position.

4;. Thr, Conxmttion with a, init mit w rw- Ceptacle having nu Opening forlnmi yi heroin. of a trim having .fr rezunwnxttv prnjwtingr Hnge telescopug in said ugxcning, and :Mowcasing; mounted Within said inngjr anni romovably secured to smid fen-fo.

5. The combination with :t wall ,sn-fo nu' rf captada having :Ln waning w'mod tmrnjn, of n trim having; zt realrwatrr)Y plqirwting: Hangs telescoping in said npcning, :t lum- C-fzsing mounted WiL-hin said lzrnge :uni wrnova'by secured' to sind, safe, and ainfsnw Carried by snid casing for clamping sand Hang@ against the wall wid upunnrg.

n. testimony whereof l have hurounto .Qrt my hand in presence. of two snbfacribing witnesses,

HARVEY Q. LON/Rl IC. Vtftnwngs J. linisnm JANN, UfnUs SHARK. 

